Salazar Hosts Forum on Renewable Energy, Job Creation, and Climate Impact and Adaptation
November 4, 2009 by USFWS
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar hosted a Clean Energy Economy Forum earlier this week with stakeholders from 39 states across the country at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam D. Hamilton joined Deputy Secretary David Hayes and other top Department of the Interior officials in discussing the importance of renewable energy and job creation, climate impact and adaptation, and efforts to support and maintain the treasured landscapes of America in the emerging clean energy economy .
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Brings Together Latin Conservationists
November 4, 2009 by USFWS
This week in Montelimar, Nicaragua, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fauna & Flora International are jointly conducting a precedent-setting workshop aimed at developing a cadre of conservation professionals in Latin America.
U.S. Hunter Found Guilty of Smuggling Leopard Trophy
November 3, 2009 by USFWS
A Federal jury has convicted a South Dakota man on smuggling and wildlife charges in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service case that exposed illegal hunting in South Africa and the "laundering" of smuggled leopard trophies through Zimbabwe and then on to the United States. The investigation previously secured guilty pleas from two South African outfitters, a Denver taxidermist, and four other U.S. hunters.
Service Announces Proposal to List the Salmon-crested Cockatoo as Threatened under Endangered Species Act
November 3, 2009 by USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal to protect the salmon-crested cockatoo of Indonesia as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). If made final, the measure would extend ESA protection to this species. The measure was published in the November 3, 2009, Federal Register.
National Wildlife Refuges Reach Out to Homeschoolers
October 28, 2009 by USFWS
Environmental education is vital to understanding the National Wildlife Refuge System and our Nation’s wildlife heritage. Outdoor experiences play a crucial role in helping to shape positive lifelong attitudes toward wildlife and nature. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska offers the Magnificent Moose program designed to reach local homeschooled children and increase awareness about the biology and behaviors of moose. Homeschool days at J.N. “Ding” Darling Refuge in Florida offer programs revolving around a Service theme such as Nature Photography, Junior Duck Stamp and Estuary Day. Read more in the current issue of Refuge Update, the bimonthly newsletter of the Refuge System.
Service Awards $800,000 in Grants to Explore Cause, Control of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
October 26, 2009 by USFWS
At an event held in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Jane Lyder announced 6 grant awards totaling $800,000 going toward research efforts to explore the cause and control of white-nose syndrome, a wildlife health crisis of unprecedented proportions that has now killed more than a million bats in the Northeast and remains unchecked
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| Brown bat with white-nose syndrome. Credit: Marvin Moriarty / USFWS | |
